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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Exhaustion of Remedies: Owner Defeats Subcontractor’s Unjust Enrichment Claim

A federal judge in Oregon has tossed a subcontractor’s unjust enrichment or “quantum meruit” claim against the owner because the subcontractor did not first exhaust its contractual remedies against the contractor. Exhaustion...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Consequential Damages: Contract Language Is Key

Judge Andrea Masley of the Supreme Court of New York County rendered a decision in Bldg 44 Developers LLC. v. The Pace Companies of New York LLC, which is highly significant in the area of construction law for two reasons:...more

Saiber LLC

The Saiber Construction Law Column: December 2024

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The legal concept of “privity of contract” is a common law principle which provides that only parties directly involved in a contract can enforce its terms or be held liable for its obligations. This means that third parties...more

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